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Big news for ACME baseball. Our brackets are now LIVE!
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The ACME Board of Directors is saddened to announce the death of Lou Brunswick, one of the pioneers of the ACME Baseball Congress, which he co-founded in 1960.⚾️❤️🩹
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This tweet represents Coach Harlamert in every way. He practiced what he preached, and made a positive impact on everyone he knew. As the baseball community mourns the sudden loss of one of our own, let us remember and honor @Bharley19 by living our own lives the way Brian did.
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ACME Release:
1. Registration is open for ACME and JR. Checks won’t be cashed until playing is gaurenteed.
2. Current seniors are permitted to be on ACME rosters.
3. Tournament play will be backed up one week.
4. We will remain reactive to directives from the governor.
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Congratulations to our newest ACME Hall of Fame inductee, Tom Brunswick. Last night at the District 4 meeting, we sprung the news on him, and will formally honor him this summer. Tom has been the long time ACME coach for Coldwater and is so deserving of this honor. @tom_brunswick
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Congratulations to our own @Fungo20 for being named the @wblsports Baseball Coach of the Year for 2022! We are lucky to have you, Coach Tom Held.
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ACME Baseball is thrilled to announce St Henry as the ACME State Tournament Host Site for 2022. Mark your calendars to come watch some competitive and fun baseball this Summer. #ohiobaseball #Summerbaseball #ohiotournament #acmebaseball #baseballrecruiting #homegrownathletes
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Congratulations to the 2023 ACME All Tournament Team
Mason Welsch, Coldwater
Brezlen Zipfel, Defiance
Parker Woods, Napoleon
Jacob Shadle, Napoleon
Owen Espinoza, Napoleon
Camdon Tuttle, Indian Lake
Evan Manley, Indian Lake
Madden Lillard, Indian Lake
MVP - Burke Lillard, Indian Lake
@ColdwaterBB
@DefianceBBall
@NapBaseball
@InLakeBaseball
#ACME23
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Honoring a legacy of dedication and love with the newly created Lou & Ann Brunswick Award for 2025. Celebrating an extraordinary family and their impact on ACME Baseball.
#ACME24
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We want to thank and congratulate Tom Brunswick for all his years working in ACME baseball! Tom will be inducted into the ACME Baseball Hall of Fame on Saturday, July 16 at 1:15 right before the Coldwater Napoleon game down at Wally Post Athletic Complex in St. Henry.
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For game two on the day at the ACME State Tournament, we welcomed @natemarroquin to throw out the first pitch. Nate is a dedicated supporter of ACME and the game of baseball!
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A little tribute to a big legacy. Rest easy, Coach Lou Brunswick. The ACME Baseball mission will live on! Thank you for all that you’ve done for our youth in baseball. @BrunswickJeff @markbrunswick1 @tom_brunswick @AmyShaw03 @diller_jane
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The Defiance Bulldogs sweep the ACME State tournaments in 2021. Defiance JR ACME and Defiance ACME both earn an ACME State championship in 2021. Congratulations to @Fungo20 and the entire Defiance program.
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Remembering Lou Brunswick. Here is a special moment from this summer’s State ACME Tournament where his son @tom_brunswick is being inducted into the ACME Baseball Hall of Fame, and Lou, “The General,”delivering the game ball. #ACME22
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ACME State Final #ACME2023 Indian Lake STATE CHAMPS! First time in school history.
All tournament MVP Burke Lillard! @InLakeBaseball
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We are excited to announce the host location for the 2025 ACME State Tournament : Kalida, OH
July 12-14, 2025
@BaseballKalida @KalidaBaseball
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Thank you to @CW_MemorialPark , @tsief5 and the entire Coldwater community for hosting our 2019 state tournament. You gals/guys run a great tournament. Your hard work is appreciated.
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See one of the reasons Coach Tom Held believes in ACME. He leads a high caliber program in Ohio, and offers invaluable guidance and insight to our ACME Board of Directors. @Fungo20 @defianceBBall prepbaseballreport.com/news/… #ACME22
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Congratulations to the 2024 ACME State Champs, Minster Wildcats.
More pictures and videos to come!
#ACME24
@MWsports89
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James Niemeyer and the Minster Wildcats claw their way through to an ACME State Championship with a 3-0 win over a very good Van Wert ACME team.
Minster: 3
Van Wert : 0
Finals: #ACME24
ACME State Tournament nitter.app/AcmeCongress/status/18…
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The final changes have been made to the 2022 ACME State Tournament bracket with the addition of Indian Lake who is heading to the tournament for the first time since 1998. Good luck to all of the teams. It's going to be an epic weekend in St. Henry! #ACME22
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One final shoutout to @BrunswickJeff and @tsief5 who were the tournament directors for the JR ACME state tournament and the ACME state tournament. ACME baseball is stronger thanks to their work with putting on two great tournaments. Job well done fellas.
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Minster advances to the finals!!
Congratulations to the winning pitcher and #theypickedme player of the game Andrew Wiss
@MinsterBaseball @MWsports89
Final
Defiance : 2
Minster: 3
Semifinals: #ACME24
ACME State Tournament
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We are SO lucky to have this guy helping us connect the dots on social media. A true coach and mentor, @TheRealFungo is "The Real Deal" when it comes to supporting youth sports and education! Say hello to Derric Martinez, our social media ace.
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Amazing evening honoring our outgoing Commissioner Chad Spencer, Secretary Kristi Spencer, and Board Members Mike “Spanky” Schumm, Bob Grubaugh, and Bill Montgomery. Thank you for your dedication to ACME Baseball! piped.video/vLWU32xAbr4
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2022 ACME All Tournament Team
Luke Wessell - Van Wert
AJ Harlamert - Coldwater
Evan Harlamert - Coldwater
David Jimenez - Defiance
Jackson Walter - Defiance
Bradyn Shaw - Defiance
Gavino Gomez - Defiance
Devin Delzeith - St. Henry
MVP - Aidan Kiessling - Defiance
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St. Henry Baseball
2025 State ACME Champs
@SHmikegast
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We want to thank and congratulate Tim Kuehner on his 2020 induction to the ACME Baseball Hall of Fame! Due to Covid his induction ceremony will be taking place Saturday, July 16 at 10:40am before the first game of the State Tournament down at St. Henry’s Wally Post Field.
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Congrats to
Aidan Kiessling of Defiance Baseball who pitched a complete game shutout vs Russia in today’s ACME State Tournament quarterfinal. He allowed one hit, no walks, and delivered 10 strikeouts with his 92 mph fastball. #TheyPickedMe #ACME22 @DefianceBBall #PlayerOfTheGame
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We would like to officially announce the host site for the 2023 ACME State Tournament: The Defiance Bulldogs @DefianceBBall @Fungo20
We are looking forward to an incredible weekend of quality baseball in July! Team registration will be live on our website January 15th- April 1.
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We’re gearing up for the ACME Baseball State Tournament this weekend in Coldwater Ohio. Come out & join us! #ACME24 @KalidaBaseball @MinsterBaseball @DefianceBBall @PburgAthletics @InLakeBaseball @EdgertonBase @VanWertCougars @ColdwaterBB @SuperiorCUInc @LimaSportGoods @weldo22
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What a game! Our player of the game goes to St. Henry pitcher, Devin Delzeith who pitched a compete game with 10k’s and also went 1-3 with an RBI. #ACME22 #TheyPickedMe @SHmikegast
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Congratulations to the Coldwater Cavaliers Jr. ACME 2024 State Champions!
Tournament MVP is Derek Dues and #TheyPickedMe player of the game Briggs Howell.
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We have some very special honorees and legends here tonight at the ACME State Final: Mel Held and Lou Brunswick here with Commissioner Ben Mauch. #ACME22
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Happy Opening Day! We want to wish everyone a great and healthy season! @OHSBCAwebmaster @OHSAASports
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Now this is legendary.
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Owen Zimmerman didn’t just say he was ready
He showed up and earned tournament MVP the next day - actually the same day!!
Might need to frame that post:
“We are indeed awake ready to play.”
A future quote on a championship banner.
#ACMEBaseball
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Congratulations to Justin Siebeneck, a Kalida high school senior, who is receiving his 2022 ACME Baseball scholarship from our Commissioner (and umpire) Ben Mauch.
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2024 ACME State All Tournament Team
Defiance - Brady Borton
Indian Lake - Griffin Schaub
Van Wert - Hayden Davis
Van Wert - Briston Wise
Van Wert - Hayden Dowler
Minster - Louis Magoto
Minster - Ryan Edwards
Minster - Andrew Wiss
Minster - James Niemeyer (MVP)
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We’re talking about scholarships, sponsorships, and the importance of community at this morning’s ACME Baseball board meeting with some of the best ⚾️ people in Ohio. Looking forward to the 2024 season! #ACMEBaseball
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Congratulations to the Napoleon Wildcats on advancing to the ACME State Final for the first time in program history!! Luke Hardy was the #TheyPickedMe player of the game. #ACME23
They will face the winner of the Defiance/Indian Lake semifinal game tomorrow at 6pm @NapBaseball
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Our District 1 teams for the 2022 summer season! @Fungo20 @AndySinger7 @AntwerpArchers @BHSBaseball_W1N @DefianceBBall @EdgertonBase @EBBaseballClub @apachebaseball7 @K12_ACES @HilltopCadets_ @LocoAthletics @NC_eagle @PauldingBall @KimMGoBucks @WTHardball
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Your 2025 ACME Baseball All-Tournament Team 🏆
Big-time performances on the big stage.
Perrysburg – Reese Miller
Kalida – Jaxon Hoffman
Defiance – Colt Ward, Dallas Mendez, Diego Tavares
St. Henry – Austin Zimmerman, Max Delzieth, Tate Boeckman
🏅 MVP: Owen Zimmerman – St. Henry
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Congratulations to our own @CoachFishpaw on being named the 2022 NWC Coach of the Year! Keep it rolling @Lancer_BASE
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2022 ACME Hall of Fame inductee @tom_brunswick and the Coldwater Cavaliers advance to Sunday with a 1-0 win over Napoleon. #ACME22
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*** 2022 ACME State Tournament ***
Lou Brunswick delivers the ball to son, and coach, @tom_brunswick before game 1. Lou is one of the founding members of the ACME Organization, and it must have been a lucky ball, because Coldwater won! They play for an ACME State title tomorrow!
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It’s ACME State Tournament week! Let’s go!! @NapBaseball @MC_baseball @PburgAthletics @ColdwaterBB @OGTitanBaseball @WTHardball @DefianceBBall
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*** 2022 ACME State Tournament ***
Tim Beyke, grandson of Wally Post, had the honor of throwing out tonight’s first pitch. #ACME22
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Fun fact: both semifinal games ended in a score of 6-5 with Napoleon and Indian Lake coming out on top and it’s the first appearance at the State Final for both teams! #ACME23 @NapBaseball @InLakeBaseball
State Final: Tuesday, 7/18/23 at 6pm. @NapBaseball @InLakeBaseball
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Which team will make memories on this field of dreams in Coldwater Ohio at the 2024 ACME State Tournament?
Meticulously prepped and ready!
#ACME24 @KalidaBaseball @MinsterBaseball @DefianceBBall @PburgAthletics @InLakeBaseball @EdgertonBase @VanWertCougars @ColdwaterBB
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Our game one #TheyPickedMe player of the game goes to Mason Welsch from Coldwater who went 2-3 for the Cavs and helped them advance to the State Championship game tomorrow. #ACME22
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Defiance wins 3-2 in 8 innings in a thriller here at the 2023 ACME State Tournament. Brady Borton’s hustle play scoring from second to take the lead earns him the player of the game. Defiance will face Indian Lake Monday night at 7:15. #ACME23 #TheyPickedMe @DefianceBBall
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The July Madness bracket is set!! #ACME2025 #theypickedme
@RandyBuss3 @KalidaBaseball @DefianceBBall @DelphosStJohns @PburgBaseball11 @SHmikegast @apachebaseball7 @BathWildcatBASE
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Thank you @cstammen35 for your ACME Baseball testimonial! If you’re a former player, parent, or fan, send us a DM with your own testimonial. We’d love to hear it and we might even send ya some swag! #TheyPickedMe #ACME
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A couple of cool drone shots from last night’s ACME State Finals at Veteran’s Field | Memorial Park in Coldwater Ohio
#ACME24
photos by Tate Wenning
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The Coldwater community is asking for prayers for Cale Wenning who was seriously injured in a bike accident yesterday afternoon. Please come together for this talented young man, his family and friends.
Coldwater hangs on to advance in the district 4 @AcmeCongress tournament with a 4-3 win over Marion Local.
Cavalier Cale Wenning selected as #TheyPickedMe throwing a CG and the game-winning RBI.
Cavs will play Minster in about a half hour.
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Help us give a shout out to our ACME State Tournament umpires. They’re definitely enjoying the hospitality suite, donated by Mid-West Buckeye Umpires Association, over at the Inn at Romer’s! It’s a pretty sweet spot to rest and watch the games.
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We are excited to announce our 2024 ACME & Jr. ACME Host Sites:
Coldwater will host the ACME State Tournament July 13-15, 2024
Archbold will host the Jr. ACME State Tournament July 8-9, 2024
acmebaseball.com/
@ColdwaterBB @ArchboldBasebal
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CONGRATULATIONS to our 2022 ACME Scholarship recipients for being winners on and off the field. We had the highest number of submissions thus far, making the decision very tough for our committee. Reece Busse, Alex Macke and Justin Siebeneck will each receive a $500 scholarship.
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Congratulations to Archbold Baseball Senior, Jack Hurst who is this year’s Lou Brunswick Scholarship winner!
@ArchboldBasebal
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Noah Gomez with the walk-off sends Defiance to the Jr. ACME State Final tomorrow vs Fairview at 6pm. #JRACME22 great effort by Findlay. Awesome game!
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Here are your 2022 Jr. ACME State All Tournament Team members: Beck Garmong and Andrew Keyser of Findlay. Ross Francis of Versailles. Noah Gomez, Abel Rubio, and Kahlil Ligon of Defiance. Elijah Arend, Jesse Coolman, and your MVP. Cole Mack, from Fairview. #JRACME22
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Congratulations to Cole Etzler from Coldwater was our #PlayerOfTheGame. Cole threw a guy out at home in the sixth and made an over the shoulder catch in the seventh to help secure a 1-0 victory over Napoleon. #TheyPickedMe #ACME22
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Tonight’s ACME State Tournament umpires :
Chris Roop plate
Ryan Dietemeyer 1B
Ryan Thompson 3B
#ACME23
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We want to wish Jeff Brunswick a very Happy Birthday! Thank you, Jeff, for your time and commitment to continue to make ACME Baseball better each day! @BrunswickJeff
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Fort Recovery advances to the State Championship game with an 8-7 win over Indian Lake. Great game fellas! #Jracme23 Luke Fortkamp (FR) and Griffin Schaub (IL) players of the game! #TheyPickedMe
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Congratulations to Evan Smigelski
Swanton High School with a big win over Ottawa Hills tonight.
Swanton 19 Ottawa Hills 7 #TheyPickedMe #ohiobaseball #ACMEBaseball #PlayerOfTheGame
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We want to wish our Commissioner Ben Mauch a very Happy Birthday! Thank you for all your hard work,commitment, and time to make ACME Baseball better each day! @umpthisref1
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Spread the word! ⚾ Get the kids out to see some baseball! Free admission to the ACME State Tournament for any ballplayer wearing a baseball jersey! #BaseballLove #ACME24 #YouthSports #FreeAdmission #OhioBaseball
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Happy Birthday today to one of the founding fathers of ACME baseball. A true legend in the game of baseball but, more importantly, a great and wonderful human being! Thank you, Lou Brunswick, for your dedication, love, and positivity!
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#TheyPickedMe- pitcher Casen Linebrink from @DefianceBBall
Defiance wins 4-0 over Archbold in Jr Acme tournament action.
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ACME State Tournament 2023 weather update/change.
Games have been pushed back. Please see the updated bracket and times and share with your network. Thank you! #ACME23
acmebaseball.com/acme
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Let's meet our ACME Board of Directors. First up is a new face to the ACME organization, but a familiar one in Coldwater sports. Becca helped to create the girls soccer program for Coldwater, and continues to be a pivotal coach in many different youth organizations,
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The 2025 OHSAA State Tournament kicks off this week.
And if you look closely at the Final Four brackets…
You’ll see something real.
You’ll see something built.
You’ll see ACME.
🧵👇( a thread)
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Josh raced the Commish, cheered all game, and got to have matching shirts with the Player of the Game: Tate Boeckman. His smile says it all.
#TheyPickedMe means more than a win. It means being part of something bigger.
#ACMEStateTournament #Memories #ohiobaseball @SHmikegast
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Who’s watching the Field of Dreams game tonight on @FOXSports #FieldofDreamsGame
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Congratulations to Ross Francis on being named the “They Picked Me” player of the game in game 2. @VTigerSports #JRACME22
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Congratulations to Dave Tobin (Plate), Al Miller (1B) and Zac Grosjen (3B) for being selected to umpire the 2023 ACME State Tournament. #ACME23
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*** 2022 ACME State Tournament ***
After 1
Defiance 3
St. Henry 4
Both teams come out like they’re shot out of a cannon. Lots of action on the base paths, and ESPN #1 defensive play @ESPNSCTop10 #SCTOP10 by SS David Jimenez. He was out at first. @DefianceBBall
#ACME22
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Thinking of the Brunswicks today as it would be Lou’s 93rd birthday. He was one of the cornerstones of ACME Baseball, and a huge contributor the success of baseball in NW Ohio. Happy birthday #SweetLou
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Today begins the #RoadToCanalPark for our high school teams. Here's to a great season of baseball. Go get it!!! @Jomez26 #OhioBaseball
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For our fourth, and final game of the day, @RobHeld of @BSNSPORTS will be throwing the honorary first pitch. Thank you Rob and BSN for being a major sponsor for ACME #ACME22
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Congratulations to @markbrunswick1 head coach of the @LehmanCatholic Cavaliers and acting board member for ACME baseball for earning his 500th career win!
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Nothing but respect for St. Henry.
The Redskins made noise all week and didn’t back down—pushing Perrysburg to the very end.
A tough squad that earned their spot in the Jr. ACME State Final. Now we watch as their varsity team competes in the upcoming ACME State Tournament
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Happy Monday! Who better to spotlight today than our board member @markbrunswick1. #acme #markmonday
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ACME districts begin today. The 28 teams remaining are looking for 1 of the 7 spots in the ACME state tournament.
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ACME is not ending the possibility of baseball this summer. It is canceling the ACME tournament that is put on by our Board of Directors, Commissioners, and many gracious tournament site hosts. Please work with your school district to determine what is permitted otherwise.
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FINAL: Kalida 17, Bath 16
Four hours. 33 runs. A rainbow, fireworks, and a finish at 2:30am.
Kalida survives the madness and slaps their name on the bracket.
Player of the Game: Josh Schulte
in one of the wildest ACME games we’ve ever seen.
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Happy Mother’s Day to all of the moms out there, especially the baseball moms. Thanks for driving us, feeding us, washing our pants, bringing our cleats when we forget them, sitting in the cold for us, and most of all, believing in us! - ❤️ your son #MothersDay #BaseballMoms
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